Initiatives that are changing the world right now.
Berlin Senate initiative to plant new street trees through citizen donations and state funds.
Collaborative experimentation and learning space offering free programming and educational robotics workshops for young people.
EMERGENCY mobile unit in Via dei Transiti offering free basic medical care and cultural mediation to people in situations of exclusion.
Association organizing beach and cove cleanups in Marseille, focusing on environmental awareness for youth and citizens.
Community garden in the heart of the West End serving as a haven for urban wildlife and a peaceful oasis for the local community.
Social and cultural center in Wedding offering neighborhood activities, school support and meeting spaces for the neighborhood's diversity.
Urban innovation laboratory developing digital solutions for more sustainable and livable cities.
Textile recycling initiative that transforms clothing waste into new sustainable products.
Cultural and artistic center promoting community creativity and cultural exchange.
Community garden promoting urban agriculture and neighborhood connection in Wedding.
Repair café where volunteers help fix appliances and reduce waste.
Nomadic urban garden that transformed a vacant lot into an oasis of biodiversity and learning.
Social startup dedicated to food rescue, selling products that would otherwise be wasted.
Creative ecosystem on the banks of the Spree combining culture, urban ecology and circular economy.
Community gardening project at the former airport, focused on permaculture and biodiversity.
Association promoting cycling infrastructure and sustainable mobility throughout the city.
Environmental association running local campaigns on climate, sustainable mobility and biodiversity protection in Berlin.
Citizen network promoting sustainable mobility, safer streets and more livable neighborhoods through local campaigns and projects.
Ethical bank branch financing social and environmental projects in Berlin and across Germany.
Network of collaborative repair workshops in various Paris districts to fight against planned obsolescence.
Tercer lugar en antigua estación con talleres de reparación, compostaje y consumo responsable.
Ecosistema social y cultural que reactivó un complejo hospitalario con proyectos inclusivos y comunitarios.
La granja urbana en azotea más grande de Europa, dedicada a la agricultura hidropónica y aeropónica sostenible.
Asociación que impulsa la estrategia residuo‑cero con campañas, guías y apoyo a comercios y barrios.
Association promoting social integration through environmental recovery projects and urban gardening.
Organization dedicated to public environmental awareness through playful and educational ecology workshops.
Local solidarity network connecting merchants and residents with people in situations of exclusion.
Association creating urban gardens in schools and on rooftops to reconnect citizens with nature.
100% renewable energy cooperative promoting a decentralized and citizen-led energy model.
Coordinadora de huertos comunitarios que impulsa la agroecología, la formación y la biodiversidad en los barrios madrileños.
Proyecto que transforma biorresiduos de mercados y colegios en compost de alta calidad para huertos locales.
Centro social y cultural de referencia con una amplia programación estable sobre ecología, medio ambiente y sostenibilidad.
Laboratorio de innovación ciudadana que desarrolla prototipos sostenibles y talleres abiertos sobre tecnología y urbanismo.
Encuentros comunitarios para reparar objetos, reducir residuos y compartir habilidades técnicas entre vecinos.
Self-managed community space in Lavapiés including an urban garden, playground, and cultural activities.
Collective dedicated to research, creation, and cultural production based on waste and creative recycling.
Cooperative promoting citizen energy transition through participatory investment in solar plants.
Municipal market hosting numerous social economy projects, fair trade, and organic products.
Federation of neighborhood associations coordinating the community garden network and promoting urban sustainability.
Innovation hub connecting social entrepreneurs with the circular economy in Amsterdam.
Municipal program for greener cities with community participation in green infrastructure.
Network of work and consumer cooperatives promoting alternative economic models.
Municipal initiative to achieve carbon-neutrality with active participation of residents and companies.
Network of solidarity economy initiatives: gardens, cooperative stores, community education.
Regenerative agriculture program in Veneto with support from local institutions.
Initiative to enhance urban green spaces and biodiversity in the city of Vienna.
Network of self-managed community centers for social cohesion and migrant integration.
Cultural center dedicated to sustainability with programming in art, education and networking.
Network of community gardens on rooftops and vacant spaces in Athens for food security.
Platform facilitating financing and mentorship for social entrepreneurs in Switzerland.
Ecological restoration of Bogotá's eastern hills, planting native species alongside communities on the city's urban edge.
Network of urban gardens in Usaquén strengthening neighborhood ties and promoting local agriculture.
Free coding and robotics workshops for young people from Bogotá's working-class neighborhoods.
Promotes Bogotá's Sunday Ciclovía with guided rides and free health checkups.
Weekly market connecting farming families from the savanna with consumers in downtown Bogotá.
Cleanup drives and water-quality monitoring along the Guaire River as it runs through Caracas.
Neighborhood initiative in Petare turning vacant lots into gardens and community spaces.
Preventive health brigades and nutrition education in the Catia district.
Environmental education program for schoolchildren on the trails of Ávila National Park.
Tech community building apps and low-cost sensors to improve urban recycling.
Reforestation and wildfire-prevention volunteering on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano.
Revives the Andean minga tradition of communal work to maintain parks and ravines.
Environmental education and school gardens in public schools in north-central Quito.
Biweekly agroecological food basket connecting small farmers with families in Quito.
Citizen network monitoring Quito's air quality and promoting active mobility.
Neighborhood recycling drop-off points and community composting campaigns in Santiago.
Coastal cleanup days and marine wildlife monitoring in Valparaíso bay.
Neighbor-to-neighbor mutual aid network with swap fairs and community workshops in downtown Santiago.
Civic tech community publishing open air-quality and waste data for citizens.
Teacher training and school gardens to bring sustainability into the classroom.
Native species planting in the parks and riverbanks along the Río de la Plata in Buenos Aires.
Riverside cleanup volunteering and plastic pollution monitoring along the Río de la Plata.
Network of community kitchens rescuing food and cooking for vulnerable neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.
After-school support and sustainable trade workshops for young people in southern Buenos Aires.
Neighborhood assemblies driving energy-efficiency projects and shared green spaces.
Native lomas-ecosystem reforestation along Lima's coastal cliffs.
Neighborhood network in Barranco organizing swap fairs and beach and park cleanup days.
Mobile environmental-science labs for public schools in northern Lima.
Community air-pollution monitoring and bike-mobility campaigns in Lima.
Beach cleanup volunteering and sea lion protection along Lima's shoreline.
Revives ancestral Andean water-harvesting techniques to protect Cusco's watersheds.
Revives the Quechua ayni (mutual aid) tradition for community projects in Cusco neighborhoods.
Bilingual Quechua-Spanish agroecology workshops for young people in Cusco's communities.
Platform connecting travelers with sustainable local businesses in the Sacred Valley.
Agroecological market giving small farmers direct access to sell native potatoes and quinoa.
Preventive health brigades in high-Andean areas near Arequipa.
Volunteer matching pool connecting Arequipa residents with local social and environmental causes.
Environmental monitoring and trail cleanups on the slopes of the Misti volcano.
Circuit of food fairs promoting agroecological products from the Colca Valley.
Developer community building digital tools to monitor water and agricultural soils.
Community tree-planting days for native species in São Paulo's parks and riverbanks.
Installs community gardens in São Paulo favelas to improve food security.
Workshops for young people on installing and maintaining community solar panels.
Free mental health and physical activity program in São Paulo's public squares.
Startup hub developing digital solutions for circular economy and e-waste recycling.
Cleanup and monitoring of Guanabara Bay to restore its mangroves and biodiversity.
Community network in Rocinha promoting rainwater harvesting and home composting.
Educational program in Tijuca National Park on conserving the Atlantic Forest.
Weekly cleanup drives on Copacabana and Ipanema beaches and single-use plastics education.
Rescues food from markets and turns it into meals for vulnerable communities in Rio.
Restoration of coastal restinga vegetation and mangroves in the Bay of All Saints.
Cultural collective organizing percussion workshops and solidarity economy events in Pelourinho.
Reef monitoring and sustainable fishing education with artisanal fishing communities.
School curriculum on Atlantic Forest biodiversity for Salvador's public schools.
Weekly fair selling organic products from family farms in the Recôncavo Baiano region.
Community monitoring of glacier retreat and protection of Andean water sources near La Paz.
Neighborhood network in El Alto and La Paz organizing urban cleanup and reforestation mingas.
Environmental education workshops in public schools in central La Paz.
Direct-sale space for agroecological producers from the La Paz altiplano.
Preventive health brigades and altitude-sickness screening for El Alto communities.
Chiquitano forest reforestation and wildfire prevention near Santa Cruz.
Neighborhood organization managing community composting and urban gardens in Santa Cruz.
Satellite-technology training to monitor deforestation in eastern Bolivia.
Rescues surplus produce from agricultural markets and distributes it to community kitchens in Santa Cruz.
Cleanup and water-quality monitoring of the Piraí River as it flows through Santa Cruz.
Free physical activity programs and temporary cycleways in Santa Cruz parks.
Educational program teaching schoolchildren about Chiquitano dry-forest biodiversity.
Cooperative of urban recyclers formalizing and dignifying recycling work in Santa Cruz.
Volunteer program supporting Andean migrant families with sustainable trade workshops in La Paz.
Installs community solar panels in rural altiplano communities without access to the power grid.
Cleanup and reforestation of the Paraguay River wetlands running through Asunción.
Neighborhood network organizing cleanup mingas and swap fairs in Asunción neighborhoods.
Bilingual Guaraní-Spanish environmental education on the Atlantic Forest in Asunción schools.
Family-farmer fair bringing cassava, fruits, and agroecological vegetables to Asunción.
Preventive health and vaccination drives in Asunción's outlying neighborhoods.
Monitoring aquatic wildlife and water quality along the Paraguay River shoreline in Asunción.
Developer community building apps to monitor Asunción's air quality.
Waste collection points and separation education in Asunción's markets and squares.
Support network and microcredit for solidarity-economy women entrepreneurs in Asunción.
Installing solar panels in rural schools near Asunción and running maintenance workshops.
Community kitchens rescuing food for families in Asunción's Bañado Norte.
Promotes active mobility and free health checkups along Asunción's Costanera.
Awareness campaign on deforestation in the Paraguayan Chaco, coordinated from Asunción.
Youth program teaching electronics repair and circular-economy solution building.
Regional volunteering monitoring pollution in Lake Ypacaraí, near metropolitan Asunción.
Coastal cleanup and marine biodiversity monitoring along Montevideo's rambla.
Neighborhood network organizing community composting and swap fairs in Montevideo.
Agroecology workshops and school gardens in Montevideo's public high schools.
Weekly fair connecting family growers from the horticultural belt with Montevideo families.
Free physical activity classes and health checkups in Montevideo's parks.
Waste-picker cooperative formalizing recycling work in Montevideo.
Tech community developing low-cost sensors to monitor water quality.
Conservation of the Santa Lucía River wetlands, source of drinking water for the metro area.
Network of mutual-aid housing cooperatives integrating energy-efficiency criteria.
Citizen sampling of Montevideo beach water quality and single-use plastics education.
Native seed bank and urban-agriculture workshops for Montevideo's technical schools.
Local market rescuing surplus food for community kitchens in the Goes neighborhood.
Bike repair workshops and active mobility promotion in Montevideo.
Youth collective organizing climate assemblies and advocacy campaigns in Montevideo.
Civic tech initiative publishing open air- and water-quality data in Uruguay.
Decontamination and reforestation of the Aburrá River banks as they run through Medellín.
Urban art and solidarity-economy collective that turned Comuna 13 into a symbol of resilience.
Tech community developing urban sensors to monitor air quality and traffic in Medellín.
Environmental education program in the hillside library parks of Medellín.
Guided walking program and physical activity around Medellín's Metrocable stations.
Cleanup and reforestation of the Cali River banks as they run through the city.
Community network in the Aguablanca District organizing cultural activities and urban gardens.
Free salsa dance classes as physical activity and mental well-being in Cali's parks.
Agroecological fair connecting Valle del Cauca producers with families in Cali.
Environmental science clubs for schoolchildren at Cali's public institutions.
Coastal cleanup days and sea turtle protection on beaches near Barranquilla.
Neighborhood network organizing cleanup mingas and cultural fairs in Barranquilla neighborhoods.
Mangrove restoration at the mouth of the Magdalena River near Barranquilla.
Uses the Barranquilla Carnival tradition to teach creative recycling to schoolchildren.
Civic tech community monitoring water levels and quality of the Magdalena River.
Mangrove restoration in the Guayas River estuary and support for artisanal crab fishers.
Volunteer program organizing cultural activities and cleanups along Guayaquil's Malecón 2000.
Community air-quality monitoring and active mobility promotion in Guayaquil.
Coastal producers' fair offering sustainably sourced cacao, plantain, and fish.
Develops digital tools to monitor the carbon footprint of the Port of Guayaquil.
Cleanup and monitoring of the four rivers that run through Cuenca: Tomebamba, Yanuncay, Tarqui, and Machángara.
Sustainability workshops for Cuenca's UNESCO World Heritage historic center.
Revives the minga tradition for maintaining parks and ravines in Cuenca.
Agroecological section of the historic 10 de Agosto market supporting small Andean producers.
Guided riverside walking routes and free health checkups for older adults.
Community monitoring of water quality and biodiversity in Lake Maracaibo.
Neighborhood network organizing community gardens and swap fairs in Maracaibo.
Solar energy and energy-efficiency education for schools in Zulia state.
Installs community solar panels taking advantage of the Zulia region's high solar radiation.
Preventive health brigades adapted to the hot climate in Maracaibo neighborhoods.
Restoration and pollution-monitoring project for Lake Valencia.
Neighborhood support network organizing recycling and composting days in Valencia.
Urban garden network improving food security in Valencia neighborhoods.
Environmental education in Carabobo state's public schools on biodiversity and water.
Coordinates with Valencia's industrial park to recover plastics and metals for recycling.
Conservation of the Biobío River wetlands, home to migratory birds, near Concepción.
Neighborhood network for disaster preparedness and community rebuilding in Concepción.
Student-led applied research program on urban sustainability in Concepción.
Coastal cleanup and marine wildlife monitoring in Talcahuano's port bay.
Fair showcasing Mapuche producers and their ancestral agriculture in the Biobío region.
Protects the flowering desert phenomenon and its unique biodiversity near Antofagasta.
Beach cleanups and marine wildlife monitoring on Antofagasta's desert coast.
Installs community solar micro-grids leveraging the Atacama's world-leading solar radiation.
Network of mining workers supporting community projects and environmental transition in Antofagasta.
Mobile health brigades serving remote communities in the Atacama Desert.
